Paper-weight.



J. B. DRAKE.

PAPER WEIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. a, 1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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JAMES E. DRAKE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER-WEIGHT.

and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper- WVeights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper weights and has for its object to provide a cheap and efficient device of this character which readily permits the detaching or removing of any or all the papers held thereby, without the usual necessity of using both hands.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views z-Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved paper weight shown in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The device shown in the drawings is formed of suitable metal and comprises a body portion 1 of substantially hand and wrist configuration but which may be formed in various other shapes if desired. The top surface of the body is preferably flat and one end of the lower surface, preferably that portion underlying the hand, is provided with a substantially inverted coneshape projection 2 the apex 3 of which is adapted to rest when in use, on sheets of papers such as areindicated at i.

The opposite lower surface preferably that port-ion underlying the wrist, is provided with a transverse bearing surface 5 inclined upwardly to a point above the bearing surface located beneath the hand.

With this device the papers are placed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Dec-ember 3, 1912.

Serial No. 734,784.

underneath the cone-shaped surface which by virtue of its conicity, the area of the point of contact is reduced to a minimum.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

This permits of readily detaching or removing any or all of the papers held by the de vice, with one hand as shown in Fig. 1, and thus obviates the usual necessity of using both hands as has heretofore been required in operating with paper weights, one of such hands being employed for lifting the weight and the other for taking the desired papers. The provision of the beveled bearing surface 5 admits of the de vice being readily tilted as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as to lift the cone-shaped portion 2 from contact with the papers if it is desired to remove the papers otherwise than before indicated and withoutlifting the weight bodily.

By the use of a paper weight constructed in accordance with my invention it may be seen that a greatdeal of time may be saved in both removing and replacing papers either singly or collectively thereunder, as it is necessary only. to use one hand while the other hand may be used otherwise.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and there fore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claim.

Vhat is claimed as new is: V

A paper weight made up of two portions, one of which is cone-shaped on its lower surface and the other formed with an inclined bearing surface and with a cutaway V JAMES E. DRAKE.

. Witnesses GEO. A. .BYRNE, WM. PALMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. C. 

